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Virtual CISO (vCISO) Services
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Practical Cybersecurity Leadership for Your Business
No small or midsize business owner in Dallas-Fort Worth today can ignore cybersecurity risk.”. It’s harder than ever before to keep track of increasing threats and new industry regulations. The question is what to do when a dedicated Chief Information Security Officer is not an option.
At Kehr Technologies, we’ve built a Virtual CISO (vCISO) Services program just for DFW and national SMBs that need guidance and strong protection but don’t have the budget or need for a full-time hire. With our vCISO service, you get access to a cybersecurity expert on your terms. You’ll get the help you need to build or improve your security program, prioritize requirements, manage risk, and focus on growing your business again.
Why It Matters
The Importance of Virtual CISO (vCISO)
As your DFW-based IT partner, Kehr Technologies is your local company with real solutions that meet the standards of a true industry partner. Kehr’s vCISO services provide flexible access to a hands-on cybersecurity executive who becomes familiar with your organization and can help you stay on top of your security needs. You can count on us for occasional advice, scheduled strategy sessions, or ongoing guidance as you face security challenges, compliance projects, and audits.
Here’s what you can expect with our Virtual CISO Services:
- Affordable Cybersecurity Know-How: Executive guidance without the C-level price tag for DFW SMBs and national teams. We work for you on a part-time or project basis or whenever you need us—whatever suits your budget.
- Custom Strategy and Risk Management: Custom security roadmaps and policies that reflect your environment, threats, and industry—no cookie-cutter plans here.
- Compliance Made Simpler: Whether you’re just starting with HIPAA and PCI DSS or have existing requirements like CMMC, GDPR, CCPA, and more, our vCISOs can translate compliance into clear action steps, documents, and processes so audits don’t hold your team back.
- Honest, No-Nonsense Guidance: We’ll guide you toward sound security decisions, help you assess vendors, cyber insurance options, or new security tools, and keep it real with clear language and no-frills value.
- Support for Your Team: We’ll also work with your IT and business teams across DFW, ensuring they’re trained, up to speed, and ready to be security advocates, no matter what threats or incidents arise.
- Executive Communication: Plus, our vCISOs are also experts at making the most complex security topics easy to digest and communicate to your leadership and board, so they know what’s going on and why it matters.
The Kehr Technologies Advantage
What’s Included With Our vCISO Service?
Our vCISO offering is designed to help you with comprehensive, long-term cybersecurity guidance, whether you need to start from scratch or shore up existing security efforts. Our services include:
Security Program Development & Strategy
Your vCISO service begins with discovery as our team learns about your business, objectives, existing security programs, your processes, and threats. We’ll develop a customized security roadmap with key focus areas, such as security policies, incident response planning, cloud and endpoint security, data protection, employee awareness, and more.
Risk Assessment & Management
We’ll analyze your infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities and guide you in prioritizing your efforts, from ransomware protection to email phishing and compliance challenges. Our risk-based approach means we help you reduce your risk exposure while also aligning IT with business goals.
Compliance and Policy Support
Don’t let regulatory compliance tasks become a burden. Our vCISO services include policy development, controls testing, gap analysis, audit preparation, and reporting so you can better understand and follow security requirements.
Training & Culture Building
Don’t forget the human factor. Kehr’s vCISOs can manage security awareness training, provide policy reviews, and offer coaching and guidance to your staff to foster a culture of security awareness that you can be proud of.
Executive Reporting
Expect regular, easy-to-understand executive reporting with actionable recommendations so you can be assured that we’re monitoring, assessing, and making security improvements that are right for your organization. We also help with communicating to insurance carriers, boards, or other stakeholders.
Connect with Kehr Technologies for your free vCISO consultation.
Start your no-cost VIRTUAL CISO evaluation today and gain access to our team of cybersecurity experts, helping you build a proactive defense against cyber risks and keeping your business secure and thriving for years to come.
Why Choose Us
Why So Many Businesses Choose Kehr Technologies
We’re built for SMBs: Our services, tools, and support are all built from the ground up to be a natural fit for smaller businesses without extra complexity or added expense.
We Understand SMBs
Our services are designed to work for smaller businesses, without unnecessary complexity or cost.
Proven Service, Local Team
Kehr Technologies is a DFW-based company with a long-standing history of responsive support and strong relationships in this market and across the country.
Straightforward Pricing
We’re upfront with our pricing, offering simple, flat, monthly rates without any long-term contracts, so you always have control as a DFW client.
Personal Service, No Jargon
We value clear communication, practical advice, and a local touch. You can always count on a Kehr Technologies team member who has a genuine interest in your business.
Client-Focused
We listen and learn about your needs, goals, and challenges so you can stay focused on running your business while we handle your cyber risk management.
FAQS
Frequently Asked Questions
We’ve answered a few key questions to help you understand how our vCISO services work.
What is a vCISO, really?
A Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) is a cybersecurity leader providing services similar to an in-house CISO without being employed full-time. A vCISO, in many ways, is the same as a CISO but provides strategic guidance and risk management, incident response, and compliance services on a flexible, outsourced basis.
Who are vCISO services best suited for?
Any SMB or organization without a full-time CISO in-house who would benefit from the guidance and risk management a cybersecurity expert can provide is a good fit for virtual CISO services. Healthcare practices, law firms, financial services organizations, and others can benefit from our program to meet new or expanded regulatory and compliance requirements, including HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, and new Defense Department and NATO standards like CMMC.
How does Kehr deliver vCISO support?
Kehr is flexible in how we work with our clients on our vCISO program. We can work remotely or on-site throughout Dallas-Fort Worth as needed to provide you with regular check-ins, strategy sessions, policy reviews, and incident response planning.. We can work remotely or on-site as needed to provide you with regular check-ins, strategy sessions, policy reviews, and incident response planning, as well as daily operational and technical support to help you adapt and address cybersecurity risks as they change.
Will a vCISO help with audits and compliance?
Yes, part of the value of our vCISO program is how we support Dallas-Fort Worth organizations with policy and procedure creation, help you with risk assessments and other compliance-related activities, support efforts like auditing and reporting, and facilitate direct communication with third-party auditors, inspectors general, or regulators.
How do I get started?
It’s easy to see how our vCISO program can help your business in Dallas-Fort Worth. Schedule your free consultation, and we’ll go over your situation, make recommendations, and create a plan that you can move forward with so you can focus on your business and leave the cyber risk management to us.
Reliable. Stress-Free. Support.
Let’s take the headaches out of technology.
Call us today at 214-444-3583 or request a free consultation.